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Tabea Waßmuth celebrates one of her two goals
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National coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg won the last European Championship qualifier against Ireland 3-1 (2-1) with the German national team.
At the end of the international match year, which was long interrupted by the corona pandemic, Lina Magull (21st minute / penalty kick) and Tabea Waßmuth (29/85) scored the goals - it was the qualifying hits 44, 45 and 46.
Voss-Tecklenburg faces the difficult task of developing the newly formed DFB team up to the European Championships in England in 2022 - without competitive games against high-class opponents.
The test match against EM hosts England was canceled in October due to a corona infection in the English support staff.
In the coming year there should be more games against stronger teams before qualifying for the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand begins in autumn.
Her team won all eight games in the European Championship qualification, until the game in Ireland there had not even been a goal.
When goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger made her international debut, it was Katie McCabe who destroyed the flawless record with a converted penalty (44th).
Compared to the 6-0 win against Greece last Friday, the national coach changed her starting line-up to seven positions.
Above all, Waßmuth from Hoffenheim was able to convince in her second international match.
The midfielder was successful with two shots from the edge of the box and was otherwise an asset on the right side.
The Irish will miss the EM.
They should have scored against the favorites or hoped for help from bottom of the table Montenegro.
But the Ukrainians won the home game 2-1 and will move into the playoffs as second in Group I.
There, three more finalists will be determined, the pairings will still be drawn.
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